What you get
- 60%Up to ₹2.80 lakh per hectare for a new grow-out pond (₹4.20 lakh for SC, ST and women), up to 2 hectares.of the cost, at most
- 60%Up to ₹1.60 lakh per hectare (₹2.40 lakh for SC, ST and women) for the first crop’s inputs in a newly built pond.of the cost, at most
- 60%Up to ₹5.6 lakh per 0.1-hectare biofloc unit (₹8.4 lakh for SC, ST and women), up to 2 units.of the cost, at most
Who gets how much
Any farmer40%
Small / marginal farmer40%
Woman farmer60%
Scheduled Caste60%
Scheduled Tribe60%
Tenant farmer40%
Farmer producer organisation40%
Self-help group40%
Cooperative40%
Entrepreneur40%
Maximum share of cost, up to the government cost norm.
Who can apply
✓ Any farmer✓ Small / marginal farmer✓ Woman farmer✓ Scheduled Caste✓ Scheduled Tribe✓ Tenant farmer✓ Farmer producer organisation✓ Self-help group✓ Cooperative✓ Entrepreneur
How to apply
- Contact your district fisheries office; beneficiary proposals are routed through the State/UT (Annexure II, item 1.12(iv)).
- Prepare a self-contained proposal with the species, capital and running cost, and timelines.
- Arrange your own share — a bank’s consent to lend it, or a declaration that you will invest your own money.
- After approval, build the unit; input assistance is released only once the ponds are ready for culture (item 1.5).
Documents you need
- Land record, or a registered lease of at least 7 years from the date of the proposal
- Bank’s consent to lend your share, or a declaration that you will invest your own funds
- An undertaking that you have not taken a subsidy for the same activity under any government scheme